Sunny Delight Reduces Fuel Costs and Emissions

Sunny Delight Beverages Co. and Transplace announce the successful implementation of a compressed natural gas (CNG) fleet in Southern California. The CNG fleet, deployed by Glacier Transportation, has effectively lowered greenhouse gas emissions and reduced fuel costs for the beverage company.

 

“Transplace, our strategic logistics partner, helped us find the best way to take advantage of alternative fuel source savings in our network,” says Ellen Iobst, senior vice president, manufacturing and technology and chief sustainability officer at Sunny Delight. “Sunny Delight has always been a forward-thinking company in the area of sustainability, and our move into the compressed natural gas arena supports our continued efforts. Transplace has executed a transportation plan that has supported our sustainability initiatives without adding costs.”

 

The five-year arrangement transports Sunny Delight products to customers across the Southern California market to cities such as Los Angeles, Mira Loma, Carson and Riverside. To date, the program has met the company’s goals; and long-term, Sunny Delight expects the transition from diesel power to CNG fuel for its fleet operations will result in substantially fewer greenhouse gas emissions and reduced transportation costs.